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noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#3579)
somewhat often used word (#3579)
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envy
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- За́висть - одна из са́мых разруши́тельных челове́ческих эмо́ций. Jealousy is one of the most destructive of all human emotions.
- За́висть - э́то один из семи сме́ртных грехо́в. Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
- Ре́вность - э́то не то же самое, что за́висть. Не пу́тайте их. Между ними есть разли́чие. Jealousy is not the same as envy. Do not confuse the two. There is a difference.
- Не́нависть не рожда́ется на пусто́м ме́сте, она обычно начина́ется с за́висти или стра́ха. Hatred doesn't just appear out of thin air, it usually starts from envy or fear.
- Когда моя́ сестра́ преуспе́ла, я был вне себя от за́висти. I was beside myself with jealousy when my youngest sister rose in the world.
- Узнав об успе́хе други́х, она позелене́ла от за́висти. Upon finding out about the others' success, she turned green with envy.
- Клевета́ — дочь за́висти. The daughter of envy is defamation.
- Зави́стники умира́ют, за́висть же — никогда. Envious people die, but envy never does.
- Том почу́вствовал уко́л за́висти. Tom felt a stab of jealousy.
- Он просто пыта́ется вы́звать у тебя за́висть. He's just trying to make you jealous.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | за́висть | за́висти |
| gen. genitive | за́висти | за́вистей |
| dat. dative | за́висти | за́вистям |
| acc. accusative | за́висть | за́висти |
| inst. instrumental | за́вистью | за́вистями |
| prep. prepositional | за́висти | за́вистях |
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